I am always losing friends because of my strong opinions.

Hi nebula, I think it is ok to have your own opinions. Perhaps some people are uncomfortable with speaking their true thoughts, thinking that they may offend others. In a discuss arena such as myLot I think that you should be able to express yourself. I think that we all need to be polite and caring of other people's opinions. I see nothing wrong with your discussions. I speak my mind when I need to. I also see that some people will not accept things that I say so I do not respond to everyone. I do not think I am in the minority when I say what I think, I think you will be fine. I see that you have 2 friends. Try to expand, others will talk to you. I think you are going to be fine. Take care.

*raises hand* Welcome to my world. Your description is very similar to the way I describe myself. I wouldn't say I'm always losing friends because of my strong views, but I'm very much a love or hate kind of person. People either hate me instantly because I'm brutally honest and delve into contraversial subject matter, or they love the fact that I'm so opinionated and like me because of that. It's always one or the other, there's seldom an in between. And I don't have a huge crowd of friends ... I have a ton of aquaintances, and few close friends ... the way I prefer it. Those few close friends are long term, strong friendships. I would rather a few good friends who respect me for being so opinionated then to be one of the sheep that follows the trends and the pack and have a large group of friends who want me to keep my mouth shut. Then again, I not only talk about strong subjects, I participate. I'm what is considered a militant atheist, writing articles and participating in functions that fight against the christian right and advocate for freedom from religion. I'm heavily involved with politics, rallying against whatever course is bothering me at the time or endangering my childrens future in some way. I suppose I could also be called a feminist, since I heavily advocate for equel rights for women. So yes, I'm definately of the opinionated type, lol. At the end of the day, all we can do is decide what's more important. Being at peace with who we are, opinions, freethinking and outside the box included ...... or being accepted by the majority. There's a line I live by that I think you might like. "Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitlied" Translated, it means "No pity for the majority".

I can't let the media or popular opinion do my thinking for me, I fought to hard to be able to think and speak for myself. I do have very strong opinions on many things and refuse to be moved on those subjects. I do try to show respect for other's opinions when responding to or starting a discussion.